The Future Tense

"You Need This" Project II Edition

A2 students (2º Bachillerato) are currently working on advertising . Therefore, they have read about different techniques used by companies: Insecurity, Bandwagon, Uniqueness, Association among others. As a final project, they have to make an advert of a product  of their choice (alternatively a movie trailer) under the slogan "You need this".

RESULTS WILL BE PUBLISHED SOON!

Mind Mapping Vocabulary

Word lists are dull as hell. They lack any fun, creatvity or entertainment. However, just grouping those same words in categories can turn into a real challenge and  a plastic alternative learning strategy. We tried today with a PMAR 3 group and all the free time activities were organised their way... Not too bad, huh?

My Super School & School News

This is a PMAR end-of-unit project in which they imagine what school really should be like so that it was simply perfect: the right timetable and the right subjects according to them!

Hope you'll like them :D

Rocío's Super School

Alejandro's busy Super School

Check out here the latest HIGHLIGHTS by PMAR students! Do not miss the News by our special School Reporters Alejandro and Rocío!

M&S Xmas Video starred by Paddington

'Tis a Season to be Jolly!

Here we go with the first Xmas advert that I have come across this year.

Contrast 1 Links: Unit 2

Another chance to listen to REAL english!
Unit 2 links are as follows:

LUCKY TO BE ALIVE TEXT (You tube video)
DRAMATIC RESCUE AT SEA TEXT (You tube video)

Gerund or Infinitive?

Here you are a complete tutorial about this grammatical aspect.
Read the explanations, do the exercises and check the pictures to help you memorise all the info.
Remember all the information is also available in your students book (Contrast 1) in pages 128-129
Gerunds and Infinitives Part 1 (explanation + exercises)
Gerunds and Infinitives Part 2 (explanation + exercises)
Gerunds and Infinitives Part 3 (explanation + exercises)
Extra Practice at
ego4you.com,
englishch-hilfen 
englishexercises

Grammar Picture 1  Grammar Picture 2

Test yourself here with Perfect English or here with OUP via super fast testing exercises :)

Halloween Photos and Videos 2017

FOR MORE TERRIFYING PICTURES, CLICK HERE

Pumpkins Video 

A Sweet Death indeed... More Cakes HERE

Models Video

Classcraft: The Role Game We Love

PMAR ESO3 is using the role game Classcraft along this academic year to make our English lessons fun from the begining to the end. We could say that we are using Gamificatio at its best. This video introduces the characters they have created and the countries they live in. Ask your teacher for some fun fun fun.
 

Lost Data: Apologies to affected students

Unfortunately, in an attempt to improve my very old intinial account, I updated it and changed it with a considerable loss of data from past academic years. I am especially sorry for the pictures and videos as they were unique moments and I do not have back copy of many of those. I will contact yahoo for a possible ammendment, but I would not be too optimistic.

I hope that those students with whom I shared 6 years of  class projects, exchanges and Comenius will treasure those dear memories nevermind the blog. You are definitely on my mind and in my heart.

Reported Speech Flipped Lesson

Before we do any work in Unit 2 about Reported / Indirect Speech, I want you to take your time to watch a video about the topic and BRING A MIND MAP that summarises the main ideas to the class and share them with the group ☺

Afterwards, we will do some practice in class to check not only our understanding, but also how practical reported speech is in our daily life. 

Movies clip  (KEY to the video HERE!!!)

Check out these famous people quotes. Can you report your classmates what they said?